Locations entry

Portals

Portals: use the right page before the route turns messy.

A location entry for portal use, travel shortcuts, and route handoff planning.

Database entries answer the first practical question. Once that answer is clear, the linked full page should take over.

Best linked page

Open the portal guide

LocationsAug 2026location / portal / travel

Player problem

Open this when teleport or portal flow is the route problem and the base needs a cleaner shortcut.

Where to use this

Use this when travel time matters enough that a portal path could save the session.

What you need first

A valid portal route and one place that actually benefits from the shortcut.

Next click

Use this entry to decide where the next click should go.

Back to the category shelfUse this when you still want nearby entries from the same shelf.Open the portal guideKeep the shortcut tied to one useful route instead of trying to cover the whole map.Check the return tripUse the route helper if the portal route is only part of the travel problem.

Database fields

Use these fields like a quick lookup before opening the longer guide.

Locations

Role or purpose

location

Locations

Where or unlock

Use this when travel time matters enough that a portal path could save the session.

Locations

Best use

Making travel shortcuts easier to reason about.

Locations

Check the return trip

How to use this entry

Use this page to narrow the task, then move into one stronger route page.

Keep the shortcut tied to one useful route instead of trying to cover the whole map.

Making travel shortcuts easier to reason about.
Reducing the friction between route and base.
Giving the location shelf more practical handoff pages.

Open the portal guide Back to Locations

Common mistakes

Building portals without naming the route they should support.
Mixing travel shortcuts with unrelated exploration goals.
Treating portals like decoration instead of utility.

Visual cue

Map handoff

The Core

Use the Core as the return anchor when the next route is still unclear and the save needs one stable base loop again.

Open the map boardCheck the marker before committing to another long route.Open the linked location entryThe Core

Next page after this

Check the return tripUse the route helper if the portal route is only part of the travel problem.

Open another entry only when the question actually changed.

Aug 2026

Travel Meals

A route-support meal entry for scouting, long biomes, and return-trip safety.

CategoryFoodWhy it is relatedOpen this when a route is long enough that the exit matters as much as the target.

Aug 2026

Travel Support Line

A support-crafting entry for preparing torches, food, return items, and spare basics before a push.

CategoryCraftingWhy it is relatedOpen this when long routes need a smaller, repeatable support kit instead of another base rebuild.

Aug 2026

The Passage

A danger-route entry for scouting, retreat planning, and avoiding overcommitment.

CategoryBiomesWhy it is relatedOpen this when the route is dangerous enough that the first trip should be a controlled scout, not a full farm.